Yes, low hip is what it is on me. I recommend this shirt. I ordered the orange stripe and the color seems a bit more subtle and less bright than it looks online, but still is nice. I'm actually going to order the black one too because it's very comfortable and a flattering fit.

BEST ANSWER:It could be done, but it would take some work. The side seams are stitched and serged with a thin line of clear elastic sewn in REALLY well. I think you'd have to take out all the stitching, remove the elastic and then resew it. To make it match the rest of the stitching, you'd need an over lock machine, too. The ruching isn't extreme. In my humble opinion, this process would be way too much work for very little ruching it would remove.

BEST ANSWER:It could be done, but it would take some work. The side seams are stitched and serged with a thin line of clear elastic sewn in REALLY well. I think you'd have to take out all the stitching, remove the elastic and then resew it. To make it match the rest of the stitching, you'd need an over lock machine, too. The ruching isn't extreme. In my humble opinion, this process would be way too much work for very little ruching it would remove.

I am 4'11", 108lbs. I usually wear petite X's, which you do not have. Size small is almost always too large for me. Besides a difference of 1/2"length, what is the difference between petite small and regular xs? I am not sure what size to order.